Government Operations committee  With regard to the $34 million the member mentioned, that's in reference to the advertising that's been undertaken by a number of departments, such as Finance and HRDC and so on. The $3.9 million set out in the documents we're talking about today is not actually for advertising;

Government Operations committee  I'll have to get back to the committee, but I certainly think it would be possible to describe what it was that we had sought an exemption for.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I'm just not sure whether the specific documents are actually cabinet documents or Treasury Board documents, but I think we could certainly get back with more detail on this issue and what it was we needed to make adjustments for.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I could perhaps begin by explaining the roles and responsibilities of departments and deputy ministers and the role and responsibility of the Privy Council Office regarding communications. Obviously, and it's the same with policy, ministers, departmen

Government Operations committee  Thank you. As I was saying, the amount requested will be used to manage the coordination process. For example, departments work together on advertising so that the same model is used. The idea is to ensure that advertising works, that Canadians get the information, etc. A portio

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I would like to make it clear that survey results are part of the government's policy. It may be a regulation. Results have to be released every six months. That is certainly the case here. The purpose of the initiatives I have described is to ensure that communication

Government Operations committee  There are several aspects to coordination. First, the aim is to give advice on a given subject to the department that wants to make announcements. The departments prepare the press releases and so on, and the Privy Council Office works with the departments to ensure that everythi

Government Operations committee  I'm sorry, I didn't understand the question.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. We want to be sure that communication is as effective as possible. We do do some analysis to make sure we are using the media that have the greatest impact. However, that is not the real purpose of media analysis. We do not use media analysis to choos

Government Operations committee  As far as the credit is concerned, we have to wait for the new year, after the 2010 tax year, to gauge the results. Our sense is that more people are using the credit, but it will be six months before the numbers are available to determine the exact impact. However, the sense is

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. We certainly engaged a graphic design firm to produce the brand.

Government Operations committee  I would have to get back to the committee with a more formal response on that.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I could certainly get back to the committee on the question.

Government Operations committee  I would endeavour to get back as quickly as possible.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I'd be reluctant to commit to next week, but I think within the next two to three weeks, certainly.